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PHILADELPHIA – Jeremy Maclin has been perhaps the most scrutinized wide receiver during the Eagles organized team activities, mainly because he's expected to be the No. 1 receiver despite missing all of last season with a torn ACL.

Maclin has participated in every drill during the three weeks of OTA sessions, and again this week in the three-day mandatory minicamp. And there are some who say that he's better than he was before the injury.

"Gut feeling, I think he's better," quarterback Nick Foles said. "I think Mac, he's one of those guys, he doesn't want to just get back to where he was, he wants to get better. When you go through injuries, you have to face adversity. … I think he's better than he ever was. Throwing to him on the field and seeing him run and catch, I think he looks great."

Eagles wide receiver coach Bob Bicknell said he felt the same way, although he tempered it by saying that there are still some routes where Maclin seems a bit tentative. Maclin chalked that up to not being on the field for nine months.

"There's a good percentage of the time where he's looking exactly how he looked a year ago, before he got hurt," Bicknell said. "He's done an unbelievable job."

Maclin said he hasn't had any issues with his knee, save for that one OTA where he went down on the final play before getting up. Maclin said he feels faster than he did pre-injury, although he hasn't timed himself to prove it.

"We've had some plays where I've had to stretch out, run out and kind of dig a little bit, and I've made those plays," Maclin said. "And plays I've got to jump and catch the ball. I think the next step is actually getting tackled."

That will happen when the Eagles reconvene in late July for training camp. By then, Maclin said he'll be a full year removed from the injury, which occurred on the second day of training camp last year. At that point, he said, there won't be any worries.

Perfect attendance

Eagles coach Chip Kelly said everybody was present for the OTAs over the past three weeks, which aren't mandatory. And he said everyone was present Tuesday for the first day of minicamp, which is mandatory.

Last season, Cary Williams and Jason Peters were among a few who missed some of the OTAs for personal reasons. And there are players on other teams holding out of minicamp, most notably San Francisco's Vernon Davis and Houston's Andre Johnson, and therefore facing fines.

Kelly said the attendance record showed him that, "We got a bunch of guys that love playing football." The minicamp will conclude Thursday, and players will be off until training camp in late July.

Wing tips

Once again, Alex Henery appeared to have the inside track to keep his kicking job. He hit all five of his field goals during practice. That included a 50-yarder that went in off the crossbar. Carey Spear, the undrafted free agent out of Vanderbilt, hit all but one of his field goals, hooking one way to the left. Henery also showed a consistently stronger leg on kickoffs, although Spear did hit one out of the end zone. ... Kelly praised outside linebacker Travis Long, who spent last season on the practice squad. "He's really improved," Kelly said. "He's a guy that's really pushing hard to make this football team." That could make Brandon Graham expendable.